Stories - Life Stories
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Our stories are about how people make sense of their own lives, how they can shed light on our lives, and how we are connected to one another, to history, and to the larger human story.
Using The Vagina Monologues as a fundraising tool to combat gender-based violence globally
Constitutional basis for LGBTQ rights and the irrelevance of choice to dignity
Father's response to his brain cancer diagnosis
State department opposition that amplified Dr. King's European platform
Grandfather Howard Fast's work ethic, communist ties, and McCarthyism experience
Jonas Mekas's approach to aging, curiosity, and accepting death
Family as a means of defying Hitler's attempt to destroy Jewish continuity
Early conservation battles in Chile and the fight against the salmon industry
Abortion at age 22 in London while en route to India
Gordon Parks's storytelling conflicts and their influence on Shabazz's own work
“I consider mentoring a process of showing your scars instead of your successes. I've always been awed by how many people resonate when I tell the story of my life. Often it's the first time they've ever told anyone their own story.”
Loretta Ross
Art as a source of power, belonging, and transformation during childhood
The groundbreaking interracial kiss between Uhura and Captain Kirk on Star Trek
Burrows' ability to capture sequential truth and emotional intimacy in Vietnam
Martin Luther King Jr.'s rhetoric, media strategy, and role in the Civil Rights Movement
Motivation to dedicate her career to women's rights and justice
Unequal treatment of Black soldiers and their transformative role in the Civil War
Navigating male-dominated spaces and learning to speak up
King's leadership style of supporting and mobilizing others in the Civil Rights Movement
Balancing political compromise with maintaining personal integrity and core values
Grant's military effectiveness and the war's transformative impact on his character
